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Oct 10, 2021

The Physics of Magnetic Boots from “The Expanse”

Posted by in categories: physics, space travel

Would we act as naturally inside a spacecraft immobile in space as in the series?


Whenever I watch “The Expanse,” I pay attention to the physics. As the production is meticulous — if you notice the scenes where whiskey is served on the Moon this last season, you will see that the liquid falls according to lunar gravity’s acceleration — I always have some good surprises. Unfortunately, the series is taped on Earth, so some things would be too expensive to reproduce convincingly.

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